Upcoming Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers	Register
	Streaming Illiberalism: Alternative Digital Ecosystems and Democratic Erosion in Central and Eastern Europe	Mon, 22.09.2025, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Misha Glenny Václav Štětka		Streaming Illiberalism: Alternative Digital Ecosystems and Democratic Erosion in Central and Eastern Europe Fellows' Colloquium with Václav Štětka Mon, 22.09.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Václav Štětka Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellow's Colloquium Václav Štětka addresses the growing prominence of right-wing media ecosystems built around online influencers and amplified by platforms like TikTok and YouTube. The presentation examines how this environment will affect democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on the Czech Republic ahead of the 2025 elections, and explores the disruptive role of global digital platforms through the lens of platform capitalism. Read more
Streaming Illiberalism: Alternative Digital Ecosystems and Democratic Erosion in Central and Eastern Europe Fellows' Colloquium with Václav Štětka Mon, 22.09.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Václav Štětka Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellow's Colloquium Václav Štětka addresses the growing prominence of right-wing media ecosystems built around online influencers and amplified by platforms like TikTok and YouTube. The presentation examines how this environment will affect democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on the Czech Republic ahead of the 2025 elections, and explores the disruptive role of global digital platforms through the lens of platform capitalism. Read more
	The German Peasants' War 1525	Wed, 24.09.2025, 18:30	Festivals	Misha GlennyLyndal Roper	register here	The German Peasants' War 1525 Vienna Humanities Festival 2025 Wed, 24.09.2025, 18:30 Speakers: Misha GlennyLyndal Roper Series: Festivals At the Vienna Humanities Festival 2025, historian Lyndal Roper revisits the German Peasants’ War of 1525, long dismissed or politically misrepresented, to reveal its deeper historical significance. Drawing on extensive archival research, she explores how the revolt reflected the political agency of a neglected class inspired by Luther’s teachings and how it ultimately marked a turning point in Luther’s own political stance. Read more
The German Peasants' War 1525 Vienna Humanities Festival 2025 Wed, 24.09.2025, 18:30 Speakers: Misha GlennyLyndal Roper Series: Festivals At the Vienna Humanities Festival 2025, historian Lyndal Roper revisits the German Peasants’ War of 1525, long dismissed or politically misrepresented, to reveal its deeper historical significance. Drawing on extensive archival research, she explores how the revolt reflected the political agency of a neglected class inspired by Luther’s teachings and how it ultimately marked a turning point in Luther’s own political stance. Read more
	Love Troubles: How Love Drives Transformation	Thu, 25.09.2025, 19:00	Festivals	Federica Gregoratto, Dessy Gavrilova	REGISTRATION VIA WIENER VORLESUNGEN	Love Troubles: How Love Drives Transformation Vienna Humanities Festival 2025 Thu, 25.09.2025, 19:00 Speakers: Federica Gregoratto, Dessy Gavrilova Series: Festivals In her talk at the Vienna Humanities Festival 2025, philosopher Federica Gregoratto explores how love has been conceptualized throughout Western philosophy—from Plato and Hegel to the Frankfurt School, Simone de Beauvoir, and Audre Lorde. Drawing on this tradition, she offers an original perspective on how eros shapes individual freedom and social transformation in the context of contemporary power struggles. Read more
Love Troubles: How Love Drives Transformation Vienna Humanities Festival 2025 Thu, 25.09.2025, 19:00 Speakers: Federica Gregoratto, Dessy Gavrilova Series: Festivals In her talk at the Vienna Humanities Festival 2025, philosopher Federica Gregoratto explores how love has been conceptualized throughout Western philosophy—from Plato and Hegel to the Frankfurt School, Simone de Beauvoir, and Audre Lorde. Drawing on this tradition, she offers an original perspective on how eros shapes individual freedom and social transformation in the context of contemporary power struggles. Read more
	Central Europe and the Birth of Modern Sovereignty	Fri, 26.09.2025, 18:30	Festivals	Natasha Wheatley, Matti Bunzl	register here	Central Europe and the Birth of Modern Sovereignty Vienna Humanities Festival 2025 Fri, 26.09.2025, 18:30 Speakers: Natasha Wheatley, Matti Bunzl Series: Festivals In her keynote lecture at the Vienna Humanities Festival 2025, American historian Natasha Wheatley will present insights from her acclaimed book The Life and Death of States, exploring how the Habsburg Empire’s legal legacy shaped modern sovereignty and offered a model for new states to claim legitimacy in Central Europe and beyond. Read more
Central Europe and the Birth of Modern Sovereignty Vienna Humanities Festival 2025 Fri, 26.09.2025, 18:30 Speakers: Natasha Wheatley, Matti Bunzl Series: Festivals In her keynote lecture at the Vienna Humanities Festival 2025, American historian Natasha Wheatley will present insights from her acclaimed book The Life and Death of States, exploring how the Habsburg Empire’s legal legacy shaped modern sovereignty and offered a model for new states to claim legitimacy in Central Europe and beyond. Read more
	Who Can Speak? Reflections on Social Movements and Their Limits	Sat, 27.09.2025, 19:30	Festivals	Ivan KrastevDidier Eribon	Purchase ticket	Who Can Speak? Reflections on Social Movements and Their Limits Vienna Humanities Festival 2025 Sat, 27.09.2025, 19:30 Speakers: Ivan KrastevDidier Eribon Series: Festivals At the Vienna Humanities Festival 2025, renowned French sociologist Didier Eribon returns to the themes of his latest book The Life, Old Age, and Death of a Working-Class Woman. Reflecting on the political invisibility of the elderly and others excluded from mobilization, he examines the deeper question of who gets to speak in the public sphere. Read more
Who Can Speak? Reflections on Social Movements and Their Limits Vienna Humanities Festival 2025 Sat, 27.09.2025, 19:30 Speakers: Ivan KrastevDidier Eribon Series: Festivals At the Vienna Humanities Festival 2025, renowned French sociologist Didier Eribon returns to the themes of his latest book The Life, Old Age, and Death of a Working-Class Woman. Reflecting on the political invisibility of the elderly and others excluded from mobilization, he examines the deeper question of who gets to speak in the public sphere. Read more
	Poles by Choice: How Returnees, Migrants, and Refugees Are Shaping the New Poland	Mon, 06.10.2025, 17:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Taras Fedirko Ula Idzikowska		Poles by Choice: How Returnees, Migrants, and Refugees Are Shaping the New Poland Fellows' Colloquium with Ula Idzikowska Mon, 06.10.2025, 17:00 Speakers: Taras Fedirko Ula Idzikowska Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellow's Colloquium, Ula Idzikowska will present initial findings from her research on Poland’s redefinition as a destination country, also reflecting on the ways in which political discourse has instrumentalized migration within populist rhetoric. Read more
Poles by Choice: How Returnees, Migrants, and Refugees Are Shaping the New Poland Fellows' Colloquium with Ula Idzikowska Mon, 06.10.2025, 17:00 Speakers: Taras Fedirko Ula Idzikowska Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellow's Colloquium, Ula Idzikowska will present initial findings from her research on Poland’s redefinition as a destination country, also reflecting on the ways in which political discourse has instrumentalized migration within populist rhetoric. Read more
	Nationalism and Reproductive Rights in Post-Transitional Societies	Tue, 07.10.2025, 18:00	Lecture	Ludger Hagedorn Marta Bucholc	REGISTER HERE	Nationalism and Reproductive Rights in Post-Transitional Societies Tue, 07.10.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Marta Bucholc Series: Lecture In many countries that have recently gone through political transitions, nationalism has re-emerged as a powerful force. Nationalist politics cast women’s and minorities’ rights as threats to the nation’s survival, tying them to fears of migration, low birth rates, or religious tradition. Marta Bucholc argues that reproductive rights are a central arena where the future of democracy and equality is being decided. Read more
Nationalism and Reproductive Rights in Post-Transitional Societies Tue, 07.10.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Marta Bucholc Series: Lecture In many countries that have recently gone through political transitions, nationalism has re-emerged as a powerful force. Nationalist politics cast women’s and minorities’ rights as threats to the nation’s survival, tying them to fears of migration, low birth rates, or religious tradition. Marta Bucholc argues that reproductive rights are a central arena where the future of democracy and equality is being decided. Read more